Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-18

Delegate voorhees, apparently thinks
that be secured sufficlent Botoristy dur
ing The iirss session Of The FoFty-ninih
Congress. and h now willing 70 rest
upon his achievements. OF course, II
waa necessary Tor him to make himself
heard sufficiently during his iirst sss-
sion 70 impress The people Of Washing
ION Territory with q due sense Of his
greatness, aud thereby 10 secure . re-
election, bat With that accomplished.
bis efforts relaxed. and be has since al.
loved matters 10 drlft pretty mueh ~
thay would.
The most prominent and active Of
the Territorial Delegates during the
present sesaien, hasunquestionably been
Delegate Toole. Of Montana. He has
besn more discussed and has attracted
more astsatlSn than ell Of the other
Delegates combined. He has watched
the intsresia Of his Territory eiosely,
and has lost no opportunity 70 advance
them ard 70 keep before The country
Honiana's claims 10 admission into The
Upioa.
The result has been that Montana,
with . population not nearly 90 large ~
ihaA Of Warrington. has received q
gseAser share Of attention from ths
Rasiern pFeaa Ila claims 10 admission
have been Diseased where those Of
Washington have not been heard o.
ana lie development has advanced more
rapidly than ever before. Capital hA.
heea poaFed into Montana most lavlahly
within the past few months, and the in.
dieations ere that daFine The somins
summer the Territory viii witness sael
adaesss Of prosperity ~ u has never
kneWn.
Delegate vooEheea. like Delegate
Tooie. 10 . member Of the predominant
party IN The HOUSE Of Representatives.
He. moseoves. represents an older and
mere popalous Territory than thai rsp-
resented By Mr.. Toole. and there Ia ap-
parently 20 reason fer hts fatlnrs 10
kasp abreast Of the Montana repgesen-
tatlve. while Deleaaie Toole has been
Quoted almost daily, Delegate vooFhsss
has nol been quoted 81 all. and while the
claims Of Montana for admissioa 10 The
union have been pushed With the NJ
most vigor, The case Of Washington has
scarcely heen presented.
In the matter Of patronage, also, Mr..
vooshess has Fecsntly shown great
weakness. 80 q large number Of he
Territorial Democracy know 10 their
sorrow. OF she important appOiut
menaa recently made. thai ct Ralph
Guiehard - Register Of The Land Oglos
~ Walls walla u sapposed 10 have
been IN accordance with the Feoommsn
dation q Delegate Voorhees, All 9th
srn have been disecsly eansFAEy 70 his
Recommendations. Qaiaey A. Rrooks
vAa appointed Oollsesor Of Customs fog
ihs Dlssrics Of Paget eesna. q u said,
% the rseommsndAtion Of Repahli.
can DATED States Senator. Moro ~.
Gently. Richard Jones. q Oregon. and
FrAnk A. AIyn. Of iowa. we're appoint
"a 10 Judicial positions fOr which .
large perosntAee 81 the pemosrassc
members o. The Territorial bar we're
candidates. anS tos which Mr.. vOeFhsss
undoahasals aAd bis favNisss whe
wsre otheFa than NE men uho sssarsd
tAe nppoint0enta oasade Senator'S
and Representatives havs saeaseded in
nfsine ahsiF fsisaas lnfe washiagfoa
Territory e8sss dsFsctly ever tAs heads
II kir. vooEhees' candidates. and re
old-tims Democrats q he Territory
ere isfa lAmensin9 - bitterly - il iheg